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Creators also have the option of creating a Guided View reading experience for their books through Kindle Create. Kindle Create is a free desktop application that helps you turn a completed comic into a professional looking eBook. Once you have created your KDP account, you can click here to get started publishing comics on KDP today!Ĭomics creators should use Kindle Create to convert their comics into files that can be uploaded to KDP, in order to have the best image quality possible. KDP now supports creating eBook series.īooks published through Comixology Submit are longer be available for sale unless you republish them on KDP. You can now make changes to your comics at any time and create your own Guided View.

Add Guided View to your comics with Kindle Create.

Get access to KDP’s royalty reporting dashboard, where sales reports can be generated with just a few clicks.

You can find more information about KDP timelines here. Your comics on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) that meet KDP guidelines can be published on the Amazon website in as little as 72 hours. Publishing on KDP comes with many features Submit does not offer, including: Any comic you publish to KDP will be available to read on the Comixology app. Amazon and comiXology will get to keep lots of money, and Apple executives will shake their fists.For creators that don't already have their books available on Amazon, they need to upload the books through KDP in order to make them available for purchase on the brand-new storefront. Many users will already be comfortable with purchasing titles through the comiXology website then accessing them through the app on their Apple device. Also announced: Their Android app has been updated with a new in-app purchase system, and existing customers who have made a comiXology purchase will get a $5 credit to “ease this transition.”

Both Apple and Amazon are competitors in the tablet market.ĬomiXology announced the changes today on their Tumblr blog. The change puts comiXology’s sales method in line with Amazon’s Kindle app for the iOS, which also allows you to sync previously purchased books but not actually purchase them through the app – which means Apple doesn’t get a cut of the sale. While the war is waging over net neutrality, the fight for tablet neutrality apparently has been decided already.Īs Comic Book Resources’ JK Parkin explains: Now comiXology is removing the ability to purchase titles directly through their app on iOS devices, after “retiring” an older app that had that ability and introducing a new one that does not and moving much closer to Amazon’s Kindle e-reader business model.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn EmailĪmazon recently struck a deal to acquire the digital comic book app comiXology.